{"id":1770,"date":"2015-07-02T18:23:04","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T18:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/poor-roads-aggravating-driver-shortage\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:51:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:51:45","slug":"poor-roads-aggravating-driver-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/poor-roads-aggravating-driver-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"Poor Roads Aggravating Driver Shortage?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new survey<\/a> conducted by third party logistics company National Retail Systems<\/a> (NRS) indicates that the worsening roadway conditioning may be contributing to the ongoing driver shortage, largely as delays due to road construction and repairs are affecting truck driver earnings.<\/p>\n

As reported by Fleet Owner:<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the more surprising things we found is that 31% of the drivers we surveyed are held up every day due to road construction,\u201d Chris Saville, NRS\u2019s marketing director, told Fleet Owner. \u201cOn top of that, over 50% said they are held up every week due to those [road work] conditions. We were not expecting numbers like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that NRS thinks experiencing delays of that magnitude may be aggravating the driver shortage, since delays reduce mileage and lead to higher fuel consumption.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of frustration resulting from road conditions and not just for company drivers,\u201d Saville said. \u201cIt\u2019s particularly felt among owner-operators. That\u2019s why we think it\u2019s another factor fueling the driver shortage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indeed, since owner-operators own and operate their own vehicle, their profit margins are affected by delays and higher fuel expenditures, making it too expensive to stay in business, Saville said.<\/p>\n

The survey found that 93% of drivers polled rated local and city roads poor, unsatisfactory, or just OK, with only 7% of truck drivers describing road conditions as good or excellent.<\/p>\n

\u201cLocal and city roads are in desperate need of pothole repair, resurfacing, leveling, and rutting and cracking repairs to ensure safe, reliable mobility,\u201d NRS noted in its survey. \u201cThese roads are said to be costing truckers a lot of extra money in additional vehicle operating costs such as fuel consumption, tire wear, and deterioration.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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